Proverbs 18:19-21

Expanded Bible

¹⁹ A brother who has been ·insulted [offended] is harder to win back than a walled city,
and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.

²⁰ ·People will be rewarded for what they say [^LFrom the fruit of the mouth of a person is their stomach satisfied];
·they will be rewarded by how they speak [^Lthe yield/gain of their lips satisfies].

²¹ ·What you say can mean [^LIn the power of the tongue are] life or death.
Those who ·speak with care [love it] will ·be rewarded [^Leat its fruit].